In this companion to Toot Toot Beep Beep and Tip Tip Dig Dig, freely shaped tools sport googly eyes and tackle different tasks. Rendered with hand-printed paper and acrylics in the style of Eric Carle, a saw goes "cree craw cree craw," a glue gun "stickety stick," and a mallet "whack whack," as they work together to construct a red go-kart. Reader-directed text ("We can turn turn with the wrench,") provides the next best thing to actually holding the tools. Ages 2-4. (May) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved

On the first spread, 18 colorful and lightly personified tools (most simply have eyes) create a splash against a bright yellow background, and Garcia poses the question: What can we do with them? Onomatopoeic answers follow telling exactly what each of the tools saw, chisel, hammer, nails, drill, screwdriver, nuts and bolts, pliers, glue gun, wrench, vise, level, tape measure, mallet, jack, sander, and paint brush can do. We can cree craw cree craw cut with the saw and chippety chip with the chisel. A two-page spread at the end pictures all the tools again, this time accompanied by the sound they make or task they do. This delightful feature engenders interaction as adults can invite children to name each tool and pose the final question, What did we make with all these tools? Although some drawings offered hints, only the last page reveals the bright red go-kart that was the product of all the activity. The unusual tools will intrigue youngsters, and it's a plus that the hand printed papers are from renewable resources.--Austin, Patricia Copyright 2010 Booklist

PreS-A lively introduction to tools and the sounds that they make. Each one, such as a saw, chisel, and drill, has its own distinctive sound ("cree craw," "chippety chip," "zzz") that children will enjoy repeating. They all work together to make a bright, cherry-red go-kart that will "go, go, go." Garcia's artwork is clear and colorful, and all of the tools stand out against the stark white backgrounds. However, each one has a pair of blank, staring eyeballs that can be somewhat cold and disconcerting. The type is large, with the verbs printed in bold. There are plenty of opportunities to stretch vocabulary with these building-tool words, from glue guns to pliers.-Blair Christolon, Prince William Public Library System, Manassas, VA (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.